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Government advised to allow radio spectrum trading
News The government has been advised to bring in radical changes in the way it manages the radio spectrum. Professor Martin Cave, who was commissioned by the Department of Trade and Industry and the Treasury to review radio spectrum management...
[March 6, 2002, 17:33]
Relief over radio mic spectrum
Blog That switchover means a whole lot of spectrum will go up for auction, a process that generally favours the rich. So the new options look a bit like this: a) the spectrum could still go up for auction, but bidders would have to keep using it for...
[June 21, 2007, 16:16]
ISPs demand radio spectrum
Talkback Radio freedom Anyone read that story in the New Scientist about the transmitter and reciever that spans across all wavebands allowing for extreem data flow, its a great story.www.newscientist.co.uk April 2004
[April 27, 2005, 23:56]
Providing Radio Spectrum for Broadband Wireless Access Services
White Papers Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) is a technology aimed at providing high-speed access, using wireless means, to networks for users over a wide area. In addition to deployment in customer access networks (such as broadband wireless local loops for...
[October 19, 2007, 1:00]
Spectrum Shaping for Interference Management in Cognitive Radio Networks
White Papers Most dynamic spectrum access research centers on determining the set of frequencies being used by spectrum license holders, taking its converse, and from what remains selecting the optimal subset of spectrum.
[April 13, 2007, 1:01]
Military spectrum eyes civvy street
News Large swathes of radio spectrum bandwidth currently managed by the military and other key services should be opened up to other departments and even the private sector, according to the Bandsharing Forum.
[September 18, 2006, 17:20]
Gov't urged to consider 'spectrum for speed' swap
News ISPs should be given radio spectrum in exchange for rolling out fibre, a quasi-governmental body has suggested. Nesta claims the "radical communications deal would see the government grant telecommunication companies access to valuable radio...
[January 20, 2009, 13:29]
Broadband war coming - DTI
News The government is to auction large amounts of the radio spectrum in a bid to kickstart broadband access in the UK it was announced yesterday while a DTI spokesman predicted a broadband war as the wireless proposals go head to head with BT's ADSL...
[July 6, 1999, 11:42]
Spectrum auction could mean cheaper mobile calls
News Ofcom is planning to auction off another slice of the UK's radio spectrum. Ofcom is committed to auctions as the best method of allocating radio spectrum. The communications regulator announced last week that it will award between five and ten...
[August 1, 2005, 13:55]
EC sets aside spectrum for 'intelligent' cars
News The European Commission has reserved 30MHz of radio spectrum so cars can communicate with each other. However, according to the Commission, the decision to earmark the radio spectrum for cars does not mean existing users of the spectrum — such as...
[August 6, 2008, 11:25]
Spectrum auction may kick-start mobile TV
News A valuable chunk of the UK's radio spectrum will be auctioned off early next year, a move which could speed up the rollout of mobile television services. This spectrum is suitable for a range of service, including mobile TV, WiMax and satellite...
[April 3, 2006, 15:50]
Broadcasters revolt against spectrum charges
News UK broadcasters are fighting a government-commissioned review into the radio communications spectrum whose recommendations could free up more space for innovative mobile services. The rationale behind Cave's recommendations is that the radio...
[June 19, 2002, 17:27]
Ofcom sounds a trumpet for spectrum trading
News Communications regulator Ofcom has confirmed that companies will be able to begin buying and selling radio spectrum from the end of this year. Supporters of spectrum-trading claim that it will ensure that radio spectrum is used more efficiently...
[August 6, 2004, 13:10]
Ofcom releases details of spectrum auction
News Ofcom has released details of its plans to auction licences for the "L-Band" of radio spectrum. Ofcom said there will be 16 lots of approximately 1.7MHz each for spectrum from 1452MHz to 1479.5MHz. The remaining spectrum will be auctioned as a...
[December 11, 2007, 7:21]
Google tight-lipped on UK spectrum bid
News Google has refused to comment on speculation that it might bid for radio spectrum in the UK, after Ofcom announced plans to auction radio frequencies as part of the "digital dividend". The term "digital dividend" refers to the freeing up of radio...
[December 14, 2007, 15:16]
Police and military 'battling over spectrum'
News Emergency services are being preventing from making full use of their equipment because the military is denying them access to key radio spectrum, Motorola claimed this week. According to Cairns, more radio spectrum would be the "key enabler" for...
[November 23, 2006, 14:51]
Trial runs broadband over power lines
Talkback Namely, the interference it will cause to users of the shortwave radio spectrum. While advocates continue to deny that BPL will disrupt existing radio spectrum users, mounting evidence proves otherwise.
[July 20, 2004, 14:25]
Planning Future Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
White Papers This paper is based on the analyzed emerging challenges encountered by the future radio network, focuses on several candidate techniques targeting at a more spectrum-efficient and cost-effective solution.
[July 19, 2005, 6:00]
Ofcom reveals its New Year's resolutions
News Ofcom wants to release more radio spectrum for various wireless and mobile technologies to use next year. Providing more spectrum for wireless gadgets and increasing competition in the converging fixed line, broadband and TV market will be the top...
[December 13, 2006, 8:58]
US defence department reaches Wi-Fi pact
News The two sides said Friday that they had reached a resolution that establishes a new radio frequency threshold for products using unlicensed radio spectrum -- primarily Wi-Fi products. The Department of Defense was worried that the cumulative effect...
[February 3, 2003, 8:57]
